diff --git a/wp-includes/category-template.php b/wp-includes/category-template.php
index 25d6da9c2e..21266fb60f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/category-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/category-template.php
@@ -962,15 +962,15 @@ class Walker_Category extends Walker {
 	 * @param int    $id       ID of the current category.
 	 */
 	function start_el( &$output, $category, $depth = 0, $args = array(), $id = 0 ) {
-		extract($args);
-
-		$cat_name = esc_attr( $category->name );
-
 		/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/category-template.php */
-		$cat_name = apply_filters( 'list_cats', $cat_name, $category );
+		$cat_name = apply_filters(
+			'list_cats',
+			esc_attr( $category->name ),
+			$category
+		);
 
-		$link = '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_link($category) ) . '" ';
-		if ( $use_desc_for_title == 0 || empty($category->description) ) {
+		$link = '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_link( $category ) ) . '" ';
+		if ( $args['use_desc_for_title'] == 0 || empty( $category->description ) ) {
 			$link .= '';
 		} else {
 			/**
@@ -987,47 +987,50 @@ class Walker_Category extends Walker {
 		$link .= '>';
 		$link .= $cat_name . '</a>';
 
-		if ( !empty($feed_image) || !empty($feed) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $args['feed_image'] ) || ! empty( $args['feed'] ) ) {
 			$link .= ' ';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
+			if ( empty( $args['feed_image'] ) ) {
 				$link .= '(';
+			}
 
-			$link .= '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_feed_link( $category->term_id, $category->taxonomy, $feed_type ) ) . '"';
+			$link .= '<a href="' . esc_url( get_term_feed_link( $category->term_id, $category->taxonomy, $args['feed_type'] ) ) . '"';
 
-			if ( empty($feed) ) {
+			if ( empty( $args['feed'] ) ) {
 				$alt = ' alt="' . sprintf(__( 'Feed for all posts filed under %s' ), $cat_name ) . '"';
 			} else {
-				$alt = ' alt="' . $feed . '"';
-				$name = $feed;
-				$link .= $title;
+				$alt = ' alt="' . $args['feed'] . '"';
+				$name = $args['feed'];
+				$link .= $args['title'];
 			}
 
 			$link .= '>';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
+			if ( empty( $args['feed_image'] ) ) {
 				$link .= $name;
-			else
-				$link .= "<img src='$feed_image'$alt" . ' />';
-
+			} else {
+				$link .= "<img src='" . $args['feed_image'] . "'$alt" . ' />';
+			}
 			$link .= '</a>';
 
-			if ( empty($feed_image) )
+			if ( empty( $args['feed_image'] ) ) {
 				$link .= ')';
+			}
 		}
 
-		if ( !empty($show_count) )
+		if ( ! empty( $args['show_count'] ) ) {
 			$link .= ' (' . number_format_i18n( $category->count ) . ')';
-
+		}
 		if ( 'list' == $args['style'] ) {
 			$output .= "\t<li";
 			$class = 'cat-item cat-item-' . $category->term_id;
-			if ( !empty($current_category) ) {
-				$_current_category = get_term( $current_category, $category->taxonomy );
-				if ( $category->term_id == $current_category )
+			if ( ! empty( $args['current_category'] ) ) {
+				$_current_category = get_term( $args['current_category'], $category->taxonomy );
+				if ( $category->term_id == $args['current_category'] ) {
 					$class .=  ' current-cat';
-				elseif ( $category->term_id == $_current_category->parent )
+				} elseif ( $category->term_id == $_current_category->parent ) {
 					$class .=  ' current-cat-parent';
+				}
 			}
 			$output .=  ' class="' . $class . '"';
 			$output .= ">$link\n";